Nico Kranjcar is considering retirning at the end of the season.
The 33-year-old has been troubled with injury since joining Sevco in the summer of 2016 alongside Joey Barton and Pip Senderos.
Kranjcar has dropped down the pecking order at Ibrox since Graeme Murty brought in Sean Goss, Greg Docherty and Andy Halliday and is likely to sit on the sidelines for the remainder of the season with just a salary believed to be around £20,000/week as compensation.
The career of the Croatian international star has been on a downward spiral since leaving Spurs in 2012 with his dad, Zlatko, admitting that retirement is likely.
“After his major injury, he still gets a lot of pain in his knee,” Zlatko told The Sun. “He still suffers from water in the knee but he is still under contract with Rangers.
“You would have to ask him whether he will continue when his contract expires in the summer.
“He was out for almost nine months and when he played since coming back, he played well but frankly, it is more and more difficult for him.
“When you get an injury like that, it’s not just physical, it can be the psychological side of it too.
“I retired at 35. I had an Achilles tendon injury, but I came back and I had less of a break than him. But at that stage, I already had no desire to keep playing.
“I think he is going to keep trying and at least he’s only 33. I want him to continue his career, but it’s his decision.”
Sevco are facing upto major surgery at the end of the season with the troubled club unable to afford to take on any of their loan stars on a permanent basis.
Kenny Miller, David Bates and Kranjcar are all out of contract with Graeme Murty looking a certainty to be appointed permanent manager.
Supporters expecting a war-chest to fund a bid to stop eight-in-a-row are likely to be disappointed with Dave King following the example of the three bears by no longer providing soft loans.
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